Weblogs offer a relatively convenient and easy mechanism for students to journal their learning processes, and if used appropriately this technology has the potential of facilitating reflective learning. Weblogs support the ability of students to record and revisit experience, which is an important part of reflective learning. Eastment, D. (2005) conceptualized that reflection was a function of distance, “they (processes of reflection) are preconditioned by distance” (Johnson, 2004). In Bateson’s learning theory, when there is a direct relationship between the learner and the object (to be learned), no reflection happens at this point. However, when there is an indirect relationship (distance) between the learner and the to be learned, “the learner uses reflection as
one of the means in his/her learning process…there is a systematic reflection on how to solve a problem, and the learner is conscious about the fact that he/she is learning. He/she is consciously tied to the situated conditions (in a wide sense) and actively using what he/she has learned at other (lower) level” (Johnson, 2004). Based on Baseson’s theory, Johnson (2004) concluded that virtual environments are conducive to reflection. Weblog environments can promote reflective activities in learners since they lengthen the distance between learners and the content to be learned. However the use of Weblogs in English writing class is relatively recent and our understanding of the impact of this technology in supporting reflection is incomplete.